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What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? is a grec film of genre Drama directed by Dínos Katsourídis with Thanasis Veggos
What Did You Do in the War, Thanassi? (1971)
Τι έκανες στον πόλεμο, Θανάση; (Ti ékanes ston polémo, Thanássi ?)
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Add to a movie listWhat did you do in the war, Thanasi? (Greek: Τι έκανες στον πόλεμο, Θανάση;) is a 1971 Greek satirical drama film. It starred Thanasis Veggos as Thanasis, a poor labourer trying to survive during the Axis occupation of Greece. With references to the Great Famine (Greece) and the Greek resistance, the film was also a political allegory for the Greek military junta of 1967–74. It won the Best Film Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
Synopsis
En 1942, pendant l'occupation de la Grèce par les puissances de l'Axe, Thanassis (Thanássis Véngos) et sa sœur Frosso (Katerína Gógou) vivent à Athènes dans le même appartement et survivent tant bien que mal. Thanassis travaille dans une entreprise grecque au service des occupants allemands et italiens. Ce travail permet à Thanassis et Frosso d'échapper en partie à la famine organisée par les nazis : il ramène le soir dans sa gamelle, une partie de la nourriture distribuée par les Allemands aux ouvriers. Frosso, quant à elle, est membre de la résistance grecque.Actors
Thanasis Veggos
(Thanasis Karathanasis)
Katerina Gogou
(Froso Karathanasi)
Nikitas Platis
Michael Giannatos
(italian officer)
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